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Of course they do. On the equinox it would follow a straight line through the middle of the pointer with times marked on it. At other times of the year, they be
by jaggederest 6y ago
Of course they do. On the equinox it would follow a straight line through the middle of the pointer with times marked on it. At other times of the year, they behave Northerly in the northern summer and Southerly in the southern summer. Always west-to-east, though, obviously.
- minikites 6y agoAnd around noon near the equinox, there's no shadows at all: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahaina_Noon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahaina_Noon https://boingboing.net/2017/04/13/lahaina-noon-when-the-sun-is.html https://boingboing.net/2017/04/13/lahaina-noon-when-the-sun-...
- yencabulator 6y agoEven an approximation of that is quite convincing. In the right time of year, palm trees in Los Angeles have their shadows pretty darn perfectly centered, and if the top of the tree is narrow the shadow is nearly invisible.